OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS

**AUSTIN***Trocwura mnt.' For th6 acrchents, it wad be t3C hZCt50 in thr LtiPC Of YiSitOlFC FCX'day. @I murs~ the rl5ltorrmst flna hln particular nuzbor tmn~ the xamch~Clco cuia caLI atto~tlm to t!lcfaot tc the rem~mxt .*

Eaotlcm &7 OS Artiole IJf OT the aolmtitutlon of l5xcsredt3I

'The X.&S~aturS 6hau. &MS6 lcW# pmhfb 1tln&tAs 8sstablish7aent of lott%rier

and gift entarp in this State,ati roll a* th* 8d.o of tfokets

in latteriee,

f$ft entmrprisaa or

. other oYaslonr

inYolY~ the &bt?iotg prineipla, sstabllthed

or ndstiw:, in other sta8aww yurarorrnt8Qoc -a, the ~m.ttturb3 95135d Artlole6% of the Peaal co&e, T.&L& lvsds an zolbwsl

-xi any F 011

shall establish

u lot or diepese0 any estate, nwil or ptmonal, '"& lottery,

h* du3.lbe finednot l~sci ttmn Ona l9mamtd*

(&OO) oOllar6

nor mn thanGaa Thotm-

. and (@l,OOO)

Dollnm; or if anypumn diall*ell., orsu for oa.m or keep ror 8410 enr tlokot8 8~ part tiiekatr

in UI lottmy he &hallbe fiad not ~leaa

thanTIDI $10)Dolfefil nor mwo thaa T FirtY (b50)Doll.am.'

-' In Colevs. stfh (Ot. or Cr. App. 19371U2 8. W.- (ea)725, th0 00120twbg o&icm or ha+30 khdns **eat.@** ttmt,

“Them lr nat now nor sru bar been, an atOemptlnthlsmtate&o def3.mbg8tatuWrrbat oonstltutasa lottery. The tam is 6eXlnul by the etatutes

o? only a-tm of the atatw. Oorpus Jbl6, vol. 38,p. 288,note lo, llotranly four, but say-8

'tiedauah defln.Itiooo amldom vu'y in **mubotanoe** fmxnthoso eatablIah.4 by'thsoourt~.' m~~~10aOsbltion inot~statuto ~5nasttc sort to the m Alden the term iy papukt
uswe LW datanxlnedby tho~tious ao~rta. 13ha that is dons it 1s aleaS that m ""taTAt amour to m abl%aha thlq M a lotte

c prhe or riz05f (2) the EWQ~~ or distrbution

r! 7 of tie p ze or prizesby ohanos; (0) the paynat eitherdireotly

01‘ LndimOtly by the WrtiOipCnt8::OC.%crl ccyton.I’~J’P 3

of 0 00n5~atmt:0ll Tar t?:e.ri&A or prlrilo(;a

or pcrtlolp,stllq.

?urccJUT.,vol. 20,p. &09, 1 2, deauoeofrom.

OUT OwLl

Oa3CEthe ml4 atctaa, o&a it appa2lra

that in ovelyocis8

fromour awn aourt whan a sahsnehas bee21 aumtiama u a lottery thnt the **threa** olemwts **cwtlolzad are**  **chown by**  the fwte to hiye bem ;rostmt. CM8 Eciftale v. Stats L2 Tax. R. &cJ, ll.2

s. i':'f"i&iyslyL"t2 #.T: if& lyrl Am, St. Rap. 837, 14 Ann. ca0. ti#*mEna& caett. state,4.l

Tu. Or. H. 58, 57 A. F. a50; XolaAan t. 1mh0, 2 ax. AQp. ii 10 26 AIL Rap.. 439, ena other Texan OMQB oit8d& Tu88 hr., mqma. Tha eema rule demand- the vaaoo ot the tbme alenmnt~

zmad will be lbuudstated in 17.~ahg a- Lm, p. u22, and 38 0013~~8 Jurls, p. 286 rith Innumerable support- aanes oltsdundu t&a tszt ln eaah of t3d.d voluBIw

Irma your latter,

we g&her It Is oonooded that at leaattro of thedmanta esssntlaf, forth. ulatsnoeoia lottaxywa prssant,-aprIwor~css aro~SYtwedbytho newapapu ln oon$mctlonwlth the lima1moMb8nt.spartlolpat1~ in the plan,and the **dlatributlon** of the prism is by ohanoeto prfsonaPox'Wn#Aa ubow to l-ea.ita

a OODpOf the cowapepertithgaluakynumbu* eppsarbg tbemon. Tha amwu to yaur tlrat cpeutlon than depend upanwhetheror nat the elmsent

a$ consIaeratIon

is prssant. Ve hold that It 18.

Our Turm Courtof Orlmlnal &~~.alo

had boSo&mlt aproblam+eryaimiLar to the Instantono Intho oueoisldth ~0. stat0 (ct.or cr. ~pp. 1939). l27 s. r. (a) 297. In tat ease aefwamt reooIvea a rb39 frw retdlxmrahwm ?xkr tha prlvh *of Johlqz a "IloPih~a &WorganiutIon. 'IhoxmarChantS Tn turn dl8tribut.daids of etaqm to the e ubllo, opontho ooqlatIonofwhIoh oardaaporsonwar ait1 led to PIP tiei@. in a e&M. **to ~oaiVe**  a 8ubattmtlal @Ze. 1210 courth&3 that 

### payaeat OC thmae llasneofee6 to dstcadant by the merchants ~apuatea as an lnalreot ooflnlderfLtIot

far all oontutants. latutb~b5um0th0 ~OUUDB rwptiabrth0 nuohuit8 to th qmrator of this eotmw* thm lnutumd ulvutiaing r03uitiw to the nampapu from **pnrtlolptlne loadl**  lnerohluxta

Ln your sltuatlon. Ear* 1s wImlauatlcJnBc'vlnE **inQlroat3.y** fmm t&o rwiplont to the donor of the prim. Bd thatia mt al.1.The wurt In the smith oeme feud m aMItionaielanant 0f wnsid0ratIon. It salar
-It is quiteolear to us trcm the retardth6t soch bu6lnean satablisiuient uhlah aontrlbuted a 0srtal.n amount ot mfmey in ardor to join t2ls 'lioah's Ark' an6 by dam the prints i8 paid ra0eLVw a oarb or aarda and story ‘yxtbd0 of some axliael.Them3 oar68 are fu.mlshe6to the rmohuut or busirrssr me- ..tabllshuwt,an6 by theis dlrtrf.buBmd

fo ou8tcllcar8

or others who eaam to the utabl.ia!mutt

with m f""' auwna. or aolltenera **of ooaxremlitiu**  **ti ah**  **aau eolA**  **by any**  **made of**  tale-

**‘ 5arh**  **’ ls**  **Ark. ’**  **xt 1s**  **ObTlous** that **tha**

**in 0tde.r**  **one of**  **tha**

**._ -**  **so aleo**  **In the**  **oasu at**  **hank to**  **dmtarrflne wbthsr**  **or not**  **hIa5 frma**  **luaky tlzsnbera,**  **is lldueas**  to rlsit pmot **thm p4lslOl**  patlng **6ealaJl-s ’**  **lwrehalA5.80. An**  **inarmud** paa-ma$m **l8 thm**  apmot86t!bonmdtmf 0rhhti8tt. At&%hLm iaarmamd 0gm to@h*r with thm auvortlmaont or hks w8.m ramlt to thm -x&ant *l.# M lnA%rmet **bmamfit** to thm opmrator of the aabamu, an4 enables ata sontim%.his geau OS abUlb*.*

flrnharm~~tthe*ahswm~rorthLa~~k~ ter monstitutoa a lattmry suoh QS 10 oori6mm.U by Artiolm6% 0r th0 pond ~0th 0r tht8 at6tm. wmaapa8atoyoursmeoo4 question ar uhmthmr or nat thm rqulfrblo rmw6y of **lajPnotioa** 18 arailablo**to** the Stat% Thb ldultioalquaa.lonw4a t&ore the court in Stotm-va.Sabb C Roulmy Walted (0. CL-A. 1938). ll8 6. IL (26) 917 axi4 Robb & Rodlm Unite6 Ino. et d. V& state (c. c. A. 19;9), l.27 6. )I, (267 221. in bat& o? theme. -

arms It we6 held tht lottsrloe am B opbclen Of ~acxixq aad nulsunas whiti the Stc'.e lc autkkoriee6

t0 SUQ~IWOS by 1nJunattoa under hrtlale l.667, Pa~fsed Civil Stetuteo.

AFFROVXTJWY

3, 1940

, kTTORNEY

GENERAL

OF T1::-'.F